ATROPHIC KIDNEY

As the name suggest, the kidney atrophy means that the kidney is smaller than normal. This can happen for two basic reasons. The first is that part of the kidney does not develop from birth (called a congenital problem) making a small kidney. This type of kidney atrophy or small kidney usually does not need any special treatment. The second type happens after birth, which can occur in one or both kidneys. This type of kidney atrophy is due to a lower blood supply to the kidney(s)and/or loss of nephrons, the basic working units of the kidneys. Chronic infections or blockage of the kidney can also result in kidney atrophy. A kidney that is smaller in size can lead to kidney disease. A greater decrease in kidney size, especially for both kidneys, can lead to kidney failure.

CAUSES OF ATROPHIC KIDNEY

Kidney atrophy may be due to:

• Blocked kidney artery (known as renal artery stenosis) – blocks the main arteries that supply blood to the  kidneys, which can be due to hardening of the arteries with fatty deposits or blood clots
• Blocked urinary tract – blocks the normal flow of urine which leads to pressure on the kidneys and damages the nephrons
• Kidney stones – an untreated kidney stone can cause a kidney blockage
• Long-lasting kidney infections such as pyelonephritis, polycystic kidney disease, and other chronic kidney diseases that can damage nephrons

SYMPTOMS OF ATROPHIC KIDNEY

Some symptoms of kidney atrophy include pain while passing urine, pain in the abdomen (belly) or flank (side and back), blood in urine, urinating more often, feeling tired (fatigue), loss of appetite, itchy skin, general discomfort in the kidney area, muscle cramps and swelling of the hands and feet. Sometimes kidney atrophy can have no symptoms, especially if the cause is slow and over many years.

HOMOEOPATHY TREATMENT FOR ATROPHIC KIDNEY

Homoeopathic treatment requires a deep constitutional analysis. The history of the disease, the family medical history, physical and mental characteristics of the patient, the likes and dislikes, medication details are all taken into consideration. This approach stands in consonance with the homoeopathic convention: Well selected Homoeopathic remedies are effective for atrophic kidney treatment

Chimaphilla umb.: Acts principally on kidneys, and genito-urinary tract; affects also lymphatic and mesenteric glands and female mammć. Plethoric young women with dysuria. Women with large breasts. Hepatic and renal dropsies; chronic alcoholics. Incipient and progressive cataracts.

One of the remedies whose symptoms point to its employment in bladder affections, notably catarrh, acute and chronic. Scanty urine, and loaded with ropy, muco-purulent sediment. Prostatic enlargement.

Arsenic alb.: A profoundly acting remedy on every organ and tissue. Its clear-cut characteristic symptoms and correspondence to many severe types of disease make its homeopathic employment constant and certain. Its general symptoms often alone lead to its successful application. Among these the all-prevailing debility, exhaustion, and restlessness, with nightly aggravation, are most important. Great exhaustion after the slightest exertion. This, with the peculiar irritability of fiber, gives the characteristic irritable weakness. Burning pains. Unquenchable thirst. Burning relieved by heat. Seaside complaints. Injurious effects of fruits, especially more watery ones. Gives quiet and ease to the last moments of life when given in high potency. Fear fright and worry. Scanty, burning, involuntary. Bladder as if paralyzed. Albuminous. Epithelial cells; cylindrical clots of fibrin and globules of pus and blood. After urinating, feeling of weakness in abdomen.